Striking-bag for exercising



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' A. R. RUMSEY.

STBIKING' BAG FOR EXERGISING. No. 291,015. Patented De0.-Z5, 1883.

H M/ww- A Q. mMmfl? (Y WO UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ALBERT R. RUMSEY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

-STRIKINGI-BAG FOR EXERCISING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,015, dated December25, 1883.

I I Application filedJuly24,1883. (Nomodeli) To all whom it mayconcern.- 5

Be it known that I, ALBERT 1H,;RU1WSEY, of Cleveland, county ofOuyalioga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Striking- Bags for Exercising; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. of the same,reference being made to' the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements instriking-bags for use in gymnasiums and other places for exercising andphysical development. The common form and material used for thispurposehave been open to objections, on account of Weight and rigidity, asbeing made of canvas, leather, 850., and commonly filled with sand orother unyielding material, they do not afford a pleas- .ant resistanceto strike against, and are heavy and cumbersome. It is my intention tofurv nish a bag for this purpose composed of rubher or other suitableelastic material, and suitably provided with an opening or valve bymeans of which the air-tight bag may be filled with air or emptied otthesame. Thus,

when it is distended its weight will not be greater than when collapsed,and it affords a bag of large surface and light weight, which isconsequently much quicker in its movements thanthose heretofore used,and thus affords a much better form of exercise, as it requires greateragility and attention to catch the bag on its return, after a blow hasbeen struck.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an outer or perspective view, Fig. 2 avertical section, and

Fig. 3 a top view, of my improved bag.

A is the body of the bag proper. B B are bottom and top of same. D is aring riveted into top, and through which cord or rope E is passed forsuspending the bag. f is an opening at bottom, and a valve, F, of anydesirable form, admits air to the interior and closes to prevent itsescape, thus keeping the bag distended.

Any size or a variation of the shape of the bag will be clearly withinthe scope of my invention, and either rubber, leather, or other suitableelastic material may be used, the edges being sewed or cemented togetherto form an air-tight bag. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

i A striking-bag for physical exercise, conl sisting of the bag A,having top and bottom 13 B, ring D, and valve F, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth and described.

This specification signed and witnessed this 9th day of June, 1883.

' \Vitnesses:

GEO. C. TRACY,

H. GIFFORD.

